16Apr/120
Perfect Sports Weekend V: Michigan
April 12-15, 2012
Thurs - Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Rays (Comerica Park): “On Deck Circle” Row 3 behind homeplate (with waiter / in game menu)
Fri – Detroit Pistons vs Milwaukee Bucks (Palace of Auburn Hills): VIP C Row 3 on the aisle / half court (with waitress / in game menu)
Sat – Michigan Spring Festivities (Michigan Stadium): Club Level Tickets
Sun –Detroit Red Wings vs Nashville Predators (Joe Louis Arena): On the glass behind the goal for Game 3 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals
I am going to label this trip as "Spoiled Forever" because I not only had great seats for each event, but also because I was able to visit a lot with family.
18Nov/110
Perfect Sports Weekend IV: Illinois
November 12-14, 2011
Michigan Wolverines at Illinois Fighting Illini (Memorial Stadium)
Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears (Soldier Field)
Chicago Blackhawks vs Edmonton Oilers (United Center)
This was definitely the weekend of changing schedules. The Michigan/Illinois game should have been at 12noon, but wasn't. The Lions/Bears game was originally set for 12noon and then changed to a 3:15pm start. We ended up only seeing the 3rd period of the Blackhawks/Oilers game, but I did get greeted with a "Detroit Sucks" chant by our section. Also, I got to see the Jordan statue!
Pics and video after the jump...
19Jan/110
Perfect Sports Weekend III: Los Angeles
January 21-24, 2011
The pre-midlife crisis
Los Angeles Kings vs Phoenix Coyotes (Staples Center) w/ Jonathan Eugenio
Los Angeles Clippers vs Golden State Warriors (Staples Center) w/ Jonathan Eugenio
CodEZ vs jonchico (Jonathan's House) w/ Jonathan Eugenio
I wanted to do SOMETHING for my 30th birthday, but I wasn't quite sure what it was. I almost broke the "three game" PSW rule, but luckily video games are kind of a sport now... right? Oh ya, photos here.
18Nov/101
Perfect Sports Weekend II: Dallas
November 19-21, 2010
Bigger, but somewhat less perfect.
Dallas Mavericks vs Chicago Bulls (American Airlines Center) w/ Jonathan, Ian, Andrew and his friend
Dallas Stars vs Colorado Avalanche (American Airlines Center) w/ Jonathan, Ian, Andrew and Andy
Dallas Cowboys vs Detroit Lions (Cowboys Stadium) w/ Jonathan, Ian, Andrew and Andy
I labelled this PSW as "Bigger, but somewhat less perfect" for good reason... only ONE team from Michigan! Oh and we DROVE instead... that made it a lot less perfect. In retrospect, it was the weekend of weak crowds, good food, and great hospitality by Ian's family.
Feel free to check out the pictures here or continue on for the walls of text after the jump.
22Sep/100
Perfect Sports Weekend: Michigan
Sept 17-21, 2010
Michigan Wolverines vs UMass Minutemen (The Big House) w/ Ian
Detroit Lions vs Philadelphia Eagles (Ford Field) w/ Ian
Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals (Comerica Park) w/ Ian, Aunt Jennifer, Isaac and his buddy Jeff.
This was an amazing trip, for sure. I got to go to the newly renovated Big House and both new Detroit stadiums for the first time. If you want to skip the numerous words and get right to pictures, you can click here and be a dick. I will have to be honest and admit I'm writing this in July 2011... so ya, I may have forgotten some things.